Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate in Senegal
Senegal: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate was 2.78 % change on previous year in 2050. ▼ Falling
Latest (2050)
2.78 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
24th
of 225 countries
All-time high
5.67 % change on previous year
in 1970
All-time low
2.78 % change on previous year
in 1998
Years of data
100
1951–2050
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate in Senegal, 1951–2050
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate in Senegal is 2.78 % change on previous year, measured in 2050.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate in Senegal peaked at 5.67 % change on previous year in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2.78 % change on previous year, in 1998.
That places Senegal 24th out of 225 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 100 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 5.45 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 5.49 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 5.52 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 5.56 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 5.59 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 5.62 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 5.63 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 5.65 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 5.66 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 5.66 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 5.64 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 5.64 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 5.64 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 5.65 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 5.65 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 5.65 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 5.64 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 5.64 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 5.65 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 5.67 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 5.55 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 5.57 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 5.5 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 5.35 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 5.15 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 4.67 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 3.5 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 1978 | 3.45 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 3.52 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 3.67 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 3.83 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 3.96 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 4.05 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 4.1 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 4.1 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 4.1 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 4.09 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 4.03 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 3.48 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 1990 | 3.47 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 3.47 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.46 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 3.39 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 3.27 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 3.12 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 2.97 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 2.85 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 2.78 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.83 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.9 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 2.95 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 3.37 % change on previous year | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 3.69 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 3.71 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 3.72 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 3.74 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.78 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.83 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 3.89 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 3.95 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 4 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 4 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.97 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 3.93 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 3.88 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.83 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.79 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 3.76 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 3.74 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 3.71 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 3.68 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 3.65 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 3.63 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 3.6 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2026 | 3.57 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2027 | 3.55 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2028 | 3.52 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2029 | 3.5 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2030 | 3.48 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2031 | 3.46 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2032 | 3.44 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2033 | 3.41 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2034 | 3.39 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2035 | 3.36 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2036 | 3.34 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2037 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2038 | 3.28 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2039 | 3.24 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2040 | 3.2 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2041 | 3.17 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2042 | 3.13 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2043 | 3.09 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2044 | 3.04 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2045 | 3 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2046 | 2.96 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2047 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2048 | 2.87 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2049 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2050 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 2.78 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.13 % change on previous year, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 2.78 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.66 % change on previous year, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | -25.1% | 4.67 % change on previous year | 3.5 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.57 % change on previous year | 5.45 % change on previous year | 5.66 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 5.64 % change on previous year | 5.64 % change on previous year | 5.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.79 % change on previous year | 3.45 % change on previous year | 5.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.94 % change on previous year | 3.48 % change on previous year | 4.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.16 % change on previous year | 2.78 % change on previous year | 3.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.45 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year | 3.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9 % change on previous year | 3.76 % change on previous year | 4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.62 % change on previous year | 3.5 % change on previous year | 3.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2030s | 3.37 % change on previous year | 3.24 % change on previous year | 3.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2040s | 3.02 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year | 3.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2050s | 2.78 % change on previous year | 2.78 % change on previous year | 2.78 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 21 Sudan (former) 2.93 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Republic of Moldova 0.1829 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Zimbabwe 2.81 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Angola 2.8 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Caribbean 0.2651 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Benin 2.72 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Nigeria 2.71 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Afghanistan 2.67 % change on previous year compare
More work & labour data for Senegal
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3558 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.335 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.3759 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3778 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 21,943 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,088 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 23,953 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 23,061 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 47,014 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate in Senegal?
- Population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate in Senegal was 2.78 % change on previous year in 2050, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.67 % change on previous year in 1970.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.78 % change on previous year in 1998.
- How does Senegal rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate?
- Senegal ranks 24th out of 225 countries with data for 2050.
- Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.